Honor Magic V3

Honor Magic V3 Overview

Design and Display

Talking of the design, the Honor Magic V3 is a book-style foldable that is as thin as a regular phone. In fact, this thing has been on a diet and lost 0.7mm from its thickness, coming from 9.9mm in the previous generation. Other than that, its back panel has a leather finish, a large octagonal camera dial, and IPX8 dust and water resistance.

The displays on this thing include a larger 7.92-inch folding inner and a 6.43-inch cover screen. Both the panels are LTPO OLED with 1–120Hz refresh rate. Meanwhile, the outer display has a higher PWM dimming at 4,320Hz compared to 3,840Hz of the inner screen. Likewise, the outer display can go as bright as 5,000 nits and dons a Rhino Glass protection. The inner display isn’t entirely naked though, as it is layered with a film which is coated with nano-aluminium oxide. This coating apparently increases the screen’s wear resistance by fivefold, which if true, is absolutely great!

Performance

Under the helm, you get Qualcomm’s 2024 flagship offering — Snapdragon 8 Gen 3. This CPU clocks in at a maximum of 3.3GHz, and is the second most powerful processor per Nanoreview. The Honor Magic V3 is also equipped with an in-house C1+ chip that enhances the phone’s network reception.

Additionally, the phone is available in three different configurations. Those being, 12GB + 256GB, 16GB + 512GB, and 16GB + 1TB. It has an independent storage chip with a dual TEE security system as well which ensures the user’s data privacy. The Honor Magic V3 houses a titanium vapour chamber as well, which keeps its temperature in check and smoothes the performance.

Camera and Battery

The camera department includes three rear shooters and two selfie units. On the back, it has a 50MP primary camera coupled with a 40MP ultrawide shooter and a 50MP periscope telephoto unit. Furthermore, it is capable of 3.5x optical and 100x times digital zoom. Both the inner as well as outer front cameras on the Honor Magic V3 are a 20MP sensor that also handles face recognition.

This phone packs a 5,150mAh capacity battery with 66W wired, 50W wireless, and reverse wireless charging support. Though it looks quite modest on paper, it is Honor’s proprietary silicon-carbon battery. The company uses bits of silicon in their battery anode resulting in larger power density, faster charging, and tolerance to freezing weather conditions. The Honor Magic V3 specifically packs the third generation of this battery tech that crams an industry-leading 10% silicon content.

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